Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has opened up about his battle with depression following his split from first wife Dany Garcia.
The 51-year-old wrestler-turned-actor divorced his ex-wife in 2007 after ten years of marriage.
And although Dwayne has previously been open about his mental health issues following his mother’s suicide attempt when he was 15, he has now shared the effect his marriage breakdown has had on him. .
speaking on The Pivotal PodcastDwayne admitted that his mental health issues started years before, but he struggled to express how he really felt.
He said: ‘I left school, but the interesting thing at the time was that I didn’t know what mental health was. I didn’t know what depression was.
Tough: Dwayne Johnson has opened up about his struggles with depression, following his split from first wife Dany Garcia in 2007 after ten years of marriage (pictured in March)
History: The 51-year-old wrestler became an actor pictured in 2017 after their divorce – they remain great friends
“I just knew I didn’t want to be there,” Johnson told ‘The Pivot’ hosts and former NFL stars Channing Crowder, Fred Taylor and Ryan Clark.
Dwayne said he struggled with his mental health and described issues with depression after his college football career ended and later after his divorce from Dany.
He said this time he was able to identify his depression and lean on his friends.
“I knew what it was like then and luckily I had friends I could lean on and say, ‘Hey, I feel a little wonky now. I’m having a little trouble getting there,” he said.
Dwayne went on to explain the importance of “talking to someone” and added that being aware of his “mental pain” made all the difference.
“I have worked hard over the years to acquire the emotional tools necessary to overcome any mental pain that may come to test me.
“As men, we didn’t talk about it. We just kept our heads down and worked on it. Not healthy, but that’s all we knew,” he said.
“If you’re going through your own version of mental well-being that turns into mental hell, the most important thing you can do is talk to someone,” he said. “Having the courage to talk to someone is your superpower.”
Ex: Although Dwayne was once open about his mental health issues following his mother’s suicide attempt when he was 15, he has now shared the effect his marriage breakdown had on him ( picture from 2004)
Open: Speaking on The Pivot podcast, Dwayne admitted that his mental health issues started years before, but he struggled to express how he really felt.
Devoted: He said: Johnson has already reflected on his past struggles with depression. In an interview with Britain’s Express in 2018, he opened up about the trauma he felt following his mother’s suicide attempt when he was just 15.
Johnson has already reflected on his past struggles with depression.
In an interview with Britain’s Express in 2018, he opened up about the trauma he felt following his mother’s suicide attempt when he was just 15.
After his family was kicked out of their apartment when he was a teenager, Johnson’s mother, Ata, attempted suicide by parking her car and walking in the middle of a busy highway in Nashville. Fortunately, the cars braked and swerved to avoid hitting her.
“The struggle and the pain are real. I was devastated and depressed,’ he shared in the interview.
“I reached a point where I didn’t want to do anything or go anywhere. I was crying constantly.
He opened up about the shocking incident in an Instagram post from 2018.
“I grabbed her and pulled her back onto the gravel shoulder of the road,” Johnson wrote in her caption of a photo from the set of her Ballers series.
“What’s crazy about this suicide attempt is that to this day she has no memory of it. It’s probably best that she doesn’t.
He added: “We were lucky that day when I was 15 and that’s not always the case.”
Dwayne remarried in 2019 to his wife Lauren Hashian, after first meeting in 2006 while filming The Game Plan.
They share daughters, Tiana, five, and Jasmine, seven.
And despite Dwayne’s admission about the difficulties of his divorce, he has already rrevealed how he and his ex manage to not only co-parent, but run a production company together.
The couple spoke to Good Morning America in 2019 about working as a team, calling “therapy” the answer to their ongoing great friendship.
“Friendship and the expansion of wanting what’s best for everyone,” Dany added to Dwayne’s “therapy” response.
With their production company, the couple are parents to a daughter, Simone Johnson.
Happier times: Dwayne remarried in 2019 to wife Lauren Hashian, after first meeting in 2006 while filming The Game Plan
Happy family: They share daughters, Tiana, five, and Jasmine, seven, together
“I had Simone when I was 29,” The Rock said, before his ex jokingly chimed in, “I actually had Simone, but you were there too.”
“At 29, I was still trying to find myself,” the Furious 7 star added.
“I was flying by the seat of my pants at the time. I was in WWE, and as it gets into a business that I’ve enjoyed over the years, it brought us even closer.
And truly proving their family ties are stronger than ever, Dany then moved on and married Dwayne’s close friend and personal trainer, Dave Rienzi.
Johnson is now extremely busy, after announcing he’ll be reprising his role as Maui in a live-action version of Disney’s hit Moana and in the new DC animated film League of Super Pets, where he lends his unmistakable voice to Krypto. the Super-Dog, who shares the same incredible powers as his owner Superman.
Together they fight crime in Metropolis, but he is tested like never before when Superman is kidnapped and Krypto must save him…despite losing his own powers.
He forms a team of shelter animals who have been given superpowers to help save Superman and the rest of the Justice League.
Johnson leads an all-star voice cast that includes frequent collaborator Kevin Hart, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna, Marc Maron, Kate McKinnon, Keanu Reeves, Dascha Polanco, Ben Schwartz, Jemaine Clement, Daveed Diggs, Jameela Jami, Olivia Wilde and Thomas Middleditch.
Jared Stern and Sam Levine direct the animated superhero adventure, which will take on the new Vengeance movie in theaters as well as A24’s Everything Everywhere All At Once re-release.
Box office forecasters predicted a $40 million to $60 million opening weekend for the animated adventure.
Krypto and Superman: Big Dog: Johnson lends his unmistakable voice to Krypto the Super-Dog, who shares the same incredible powers as his owner Superman
